Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Don’t underestimate one of the more important races in the Horizon League standings over the season’s final three weeks — the quest for third place. There’s a huge gulf of a difference between finishing in third or fourth place, as the third place team […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Just in case there was any question who the Horizon “big dog” is, Butler let Illinois-Chicago know. The Bulldogs put a 61-47 whooping on UIC Saturday in the biggest game in the conference to date this season. With a win, UIC could have drawn […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour It was business as usual at the top of the Horizon League standings as the top four teams in the conference all won their conference games over the weekend. The victories increased the obvious disparity between the cream of the crop in the league […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour No team in the Horizon League helped itself as much as Wisconsin-Milwaukee last week. Not only did the Panthers manage to halt Butler’s winning ways and pull themselves within a game of the Bulldogs, but thanks to an upset over Illinois-Chicago by Detroit, UWM […]

Horizon Notebook by Brian Seymour Every season there seems to be one “anointed” mid-major team by the national press, as if the collective consciousness of the average basketball fan can’t handle two or more talented teams from outside the safe haven of the major conferences. This season, Creighton has usurped […]

Horizon Notebook by Brian Seymour Butler could very well end its season playing in the NCAA Tournament. If the Bulldogs don’t give head coach Todd Lickliter a heart attack first. Lickliter must have some concerns about Butler’s inability to hang on to big leads this season, with a victory last […]

Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour To paraphrase Yogi Berra, it’s deja vu all over again for Butler University. Just like last year, the Bulldogs raced quickly out of the gate, posting 10 straight victories this season before tripping to Hawaii in overtime in the championship of the Rainbow Classic. […]

Horizon League Preview by John Casper, Jr. The Horizon League has done everything it can to be recognized as a premiere mid-major conference. Over the past several season, this oft-overlooked conference has done anything and everything to make a name for itself. It changed its name from the Midwestern Collegiate […]

Horizon Championship Preview Butler and Detroit. As expected, that’s what was left after the smoke cleared on the Horizon League’s regular season. Granted, it took awhile for things to shake out like that, but with the conference tournament set to begin on Friday, March 1, all bets are off and […]

Horizon League Notebook Five things to watch before the Horizon League tournament: 1. Can Butler win the rest of its remaining conference games? Sadly enough, that’s probably what it would take for the Bulldogs to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament if they stumble in the conference tournament. […]